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Evar Swanson
1902-1973
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OF 1929-30, 32-34 Reds, White Sox
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515 | .303 | 7 | 170 |
A three-sport star at Lombard College in Illinois, Swanson played three years in
the NFL (1925-27) as an
end for the Chicago Cardinals before turning exclusively
to baseball. He was one of the fastest men in baseball during a period of heavy hitting.
He stole 33 bases and scored 100 runs in his rookie year for the 1929 Reds. In a
contest held between games of a doubleheader (9/15/29), he circled the bases in 13.3
seconds, a record that still stands.
(LRD)
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